Re: Need help identifying a Soundcard

Posted on 2017-02-09, 11:56

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by brostenen

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I have an ALS based card, and I think it is a nice card. Not top of the line, nor bottom in the line. It is fairly average in it's "soundblaster" soundquality. It is an DreamSynth based card. The FM is horrible, so I will not be using it for early Dos gaming. It's perfect for 94 to 96 gaming.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-09, 11:27

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by brostenen

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Found this online. Bought it for 7 US Dollars. I really hope this one is working. (Sellers picture) Filename ET-6000-01.jpg File size 170.7 KiB Views 1631 views

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-09, 02:14

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by brostenen

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Why would anyone want to use Linux? There's nowhere near as much software support as Windows of any version. I use Linux on my phone (Android) and I use Linux whenever I build a nas server (or BSD for that matter). On a PC, I use Linux and Windows 50/50, because I can do the same things I need on …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 18:15

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by brostenen

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I did the installation of XP from scratch, using all the drivers that was avaliable from the online support page. It was done some 2 months ago, and after the complete installation, it went into the closet for safe keeping. So it was never taken into service for anything other than the OS …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 13:49

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by brostenen

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dr_st: We just have to disagree on this. I know what I saw yesterday, and I am never going back to XP in that R52. For the record. I was not talking about boot time alone. Yet you are focused on that, as if I was only talking about that. So i guess you have not read it through again or not. I could …

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-08, 10:26

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by brostenen

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Richo wrote: Will be pure windows pc, got a p1 for late Dos game Sweet... 😀 Then it is a decent starter card, that you have found for it. There is allways a chance to change it for a better. Back in 1999/03-ish I was running with a PCI-128 in my main machine. Not the best choice, yet it was decent. …

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Re: Best use for old hard drives?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 10:20

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by brostenen

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These are all 3.5 inch drives from 250MB to 40GB. Most of them are IDE and the others are SCSI. I can't find good use for them and I am hesitant about selling them on ebay because I am too lazy to test them before spending efforts on making listings and the petty profits collected from strangers …

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Re: MOBO starts as soon as it's plugged in?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 10:15

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by brostenen

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Is the machine functioning normal when you leave the power cord plugged in? No, it's impossible to shut the computer down without unplugging it or otherwise disconnecting it from power. When I press the power button it immediately restarts. Damn.... Now I see the extend of the worries. At first I …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 10:01

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by brostenen

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What exactly runs "4-5 times faster"? Boot/shutdown? Every single task? I can easily believe the former, but not the latter. Is it a fully updated but bare XP installation? What other software is installed? I found that it is usually the installed software and some specific combinations of drivers …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-08, 01:04

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by brostenen

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Ahhhh.... Now I understand that "Win2000 key" talk... Yeah. That's not the License key. I was actually looking at the pictures to see if there was any sticker. I thought I was going blind.

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Re: Which ISA Disk Controller Card to Use?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 00:56

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by brostenen

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You can allways use a drive overlay, to simulate/emulate those harddrive settings (the geometries). That is what I did with my Unisys 286, that has a phoenix BIOS and had MFM drive in it originally. What I did, was that I set the drive number to the highest in the BIOS, and installed DDO on a 640mb …

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Re: MOBO starts as soon as it's plugged in?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 00:50

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by brostenen

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I have seen this issue on a couple of motherboard models throughout the years. So it is not really isolated to one specific model, machine or something like that. The reason for this happening, I really do not know. In my collection, I have this Asus P5A board (SS7 board) wich happens to turn on, …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-08, 00:23

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by brostenen

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Not sure it will do you much good. It's the internet that kills those old machines, not core OS functionality. Nope... It takes too long time, to be able to do anything with a fully updated WinXP SP3 on that machine. So it is not the internet that is killing the speed. On the other hand. It is …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-07, 11:16

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by brostenen

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Just found an IBM R52 in my closet. And yes... It is running hot as a fire. It is running XP at the moment, yet even with 2gb of ram on the 1.8ghz Pentium-M it is sluggish. So I plan on installing a lightweight Linux distro or Win98 on this one.

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-07, 11:06

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by brostenen

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Correct, but some boards have a linear voltage regulator that can not handle the power that a v3 3000 needs (the lower clocked 2000 version might be on the edge). These boards can get defective or kill the card (or both). So if in doubt always check. The same thing happened to some 440LX boards, …

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Re: Upcoming super 7 build (advice needed on components)

Posted on 2017-02-06, 22:42

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by brostenen

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I can't comment on SS7-AT boards, as I have only had ATX boards, when it comes to this platform. If you go for Voodoo3, then you need to determine if the AGP port is a "crippeled" one. Regarding the soundcard, then go for ISA if you need to run Dos software. If it is a pure Win98 machine, then stick …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-06, 16:19

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by brostenen

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Back in 2006, I bought an HP DV6000. I bought the model with a Celeron instead of a Pentium-M, because of the heatissues alone. It was a good laptop, running without any issues. If it can be downgraded to a 1.4/1.6ghz Celeron-M, then go for that. I sold that laptop in fall of 2010, because I got …

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Re: P-4 laptop what can be used for ?

Posted on 2017-02-06, 03:49

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by brostenen

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To me, it falls a bit out of useable hardware. Unless it has a decent cooler and I need a writing tool. Other than that, I would strip it down, and use the lcd panel for a nice project. You can buy the correct interface board, to make an flatscreen monitor. Other uses than might interrest you, when …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-02-06, 02:43

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by brostenen

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I was given an old Thinkpad R61 by my brother... Core2Duo 1.7ghz, 4gb Ram, 110gb HDD, Bluetooth and so on. It is booting fine into Windows without any issues, and according to the device info, everything is ok. As such.... The screen is cracked, resulting in a black spot, covering some 15/20% of the …

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Re: Retro/new build

Posted on 2017-02-03, 10:55

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by brostenen

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Take the system apart, and have everything packed as indevidual items/components. Check prices on eBay, shave anything between 40 to 60% off that number and put it on Amibay. Or find a local (national based were you live) online selling and set it up for sale there too.

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